How Many People Are Named Pal?
An estimated 151 people in the United States have the first name Pal. It is predominantly male (92.6%). The average bearer is 47 years old, and Pal peaked in popularity in 1961 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
151
About 1 in 2,269,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.6% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1961
12 births
Total Registered
202
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pal
Pal is predominantly male (92.6%), though 15 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Pal as a male name
Ranked #13,516 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 1961 (12 births)
Pal as a female name
Ranked #17,028 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (5 births)
Pal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pal span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 58 babies were registered. Pal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pal by Decade
How has Pal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pal by State
Pal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pal
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pal?
We estimate approximately 151 people named Pal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,269,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Pal a common name?
Pal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 202 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pal most popular?
Pal reached peak popularity in 1961, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pal is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pal a male name?
Pal is predominantly male. 92.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pal Smith, Pal Johnson, Pal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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